Combination rocker and high chair



Oct. 1 1929.

E. G. HOCKING ET A| I COMBINATION ROCKER AND HIGH CHAIR Filed May 19.1928 ITTOR/VEY Patented Get. 1, 1929 UNITED PATENT orricn EARNEST G.HOCKING AND ROBERT H. TAYLOR, OF COMPTON, CALIFORNIA COMBINATION ROCKER.AND HIGH CHAIR Application filed May 19,

This invention relates to a combination. rocker and high-chair which maybe used for either by merely changing the position of the chair.

5 An object of our invention is to provide a chair which can be usedeither as a rocker or a high-chair and requires no mechanical adjustmentin changing from one to the other.

A further object is to provide a chair of the character stated which issimple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects, advantages, and features of invention may appear from theaccompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed descrip- 15 tion, and theappended claim.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of our chair.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.

3 is a longitudinal sectional view an showing the chair when used as arocker.

Referring more particularly to the drawing; our chair comprises two sidemembers 1, 2, said members being each formed with a curved rear surface,as shown at 3, said surfaces forming the rockers. A pair of feet 4, 5are provided on each of the side members, the foot 5 being formed toresemble a horses head. A tray 6 is pivotally mounted on the sidemembers 1, 2 and stop pins 7, 8 are provided on each of the side membersto limit the swing of the tray. The stop pins 7 serve to hold the traywhen the chair is acting as a high-chair, and the pin 8 limits themovement of the tray when the chair is used as a rocker, the latterarrangement being shown in Figure 3.

A board 9 extends between the two members 1, 2 and is secured theretoand this board acts as a back rest for the high-chair arrangement and asa seat in the rocker. A second board 10 also extends between the sidemembers 1, 2 and is secured thereto and this board acts as a second seatfor the rocker. A plate 11 extends approximately at right angles to theboards 9, l0 and between said boards, and this plate acts as the seat inthe highchair arrangement and as the back for both boards 9, 10. v

A foot board 12 provides a rest when the child is seated on the board 10and, for this 1928. Serial No. 279,045.

latter arrangement a brace rod and hand hold 13 extends between the sidemembers 1, 2 and slightly forwardly of the seat board 10. A brace rodand foot rest 14: extends between the side members 1, 2 adjacent the topthereoi and this rest is to be used when the child is seated on theboard 9.

Having described our invention, We claim:

A combination high-chair and rocker comprisin a pair of spaced sidemembers, said side members being each provided with a curved rockingsurface, a plate extending between said side members adapted to serve aseither a back rest or seat,'and a board extending between said sidemembers adapted to serve as either a backrest or seat, a tray pivotallysecured to said side members, said side members being each formed with apair of feet upon which said members are adapted to rest when in thehigh-chair position, one of said feet being formed in the semblance of ahorses head, a second board extending between said side members adaptedto serve as seat for the rocker, and a foot rest adjacent said secondboard, a brace'rod and hand hold extending between said side membersadjacent said second board, and a brace rod and foot rest extendingbetween said side members adjacent the first named board.

In testimony whereof, we aflix our signatures.

EARNEST G. HOCKING. ROBERT H. TAYLOR.

